Nearly 400 structured finance professionals enjoyed SFIG's Industry Dinner on January 19, 2017 at The Plaza in New York City. Net proceeds from the dinner benefited the SFIG Foundation, which will help high school students taking part in Mentor Foundation's mentoring activities to further their goals via scholarships for post-secondary education, trade school, or other career pursuits. Scholarship America is helping to develop and administer the scholarship programs.

The Reggie Imamura Awards for Outstanding Contribution to the Securitization Industry, aka "The Reggies," were presented at the dinner in honor of Reggie Imamura, SFIG's founding chairman and a driving force behind the creation of this organization. The five recipients of the 2017 Reggies are: